- 1 1/4 cups firmly packed light brown sugar
- 3/4 cup Butter Flavor CRISCO® All-Vegetable Shortening
- 1 egg
- 1/3 cup milk
- 1 tablespoon grated orange peel
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
- 3 cups quick oats, uncooked
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 cup coarsely chopped, peeled apples
- 1 cup raisins
- 1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
- Heat oven to 375 degrees F. Grease baking sheets. Place sheets of foil on countertop for cooling cookies.
- Place brown sugar, shortening, egg, milk, orange peel and vanilla in large bowl. Beat at medium speed of electric mixer until well blended.
- Combine oats, flour, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, nutmeg and cloves. Add to shortening mixture; beat at low speed just until blended. Stir in apples, raisins and walnuts.
- Drop dough by rounded measuring tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart onto prepared baking sheets.
- Bake one baking sheet at a time at 375 degrees F for 10 to 12 minutes or until cookies are lightly browned. DO NOT OVERBAKE. Cool 2 minutes on baking sheet. Remove cookies to foil to cool completely.